The U.S. men’s national team is ready to show it can beat the world’s top teams, midfielder Weston McKennie said on Wednesday, as it prepares to face Germany in a home friendly.
The USMNT plays the four-time World Cup winners on Saturday in East Hartford, Connecticut, in what may be a rare opportunity to face a major European power before co-hosting the 2026 World Cup.
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“We always compared ourselves in terms of, you know, we wanted to compete with top-level countries,” McKennie told reporters on a virtual media call Wednesday. “We expect ourselves to win these games now instead of just competing with them.”
The Juventus player helped the U.S. to the round of 16 in last year’s World Cup in Qatar following their humiliating failure to qualify for the 2018 tournament.
